Hamish McRae in the Independent says recessions have their uses; they force society to become more efficient.
The BBC's Brian Wheeler reveals that Labour MP Paul Flynn has been told he can't use his parliamentary allowance to fund his blog because it's too political.
Dizzy Thinks on how unreliable the government's borrowing forecasts are.
Sam Coates at Red Box says Lib Dems MPs want Gordon Brown to reopen the debate about joining the euro.
Sunder Katwala at Next Left, the Fabian blog, asks why rightwing governments have found it so hard to cut the size of the state.
Slugger O'Toole flags up some reservations about yesterday's policing deal in Northern Ireland.
